Rosalee

#954 for girls in 2025, 270 births

Peak · girls
1938 · 274 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
12,900
since 1880

Rosalee over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Rosalee has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201938peak #403, 1938girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirls
rankbirths
2025#954270
2024#952274
2023#1,047240
2022#959280
2021#813343
2020#787346
2019#928285
2018#843322
2017#1,020254
2016#1,051248
2015#1,121228
2014#1,161213
2013#1,242192
2012#1,591136
2011#1,943102
2010#1,992100
2009#2,94059
2008#4,08938
2007#3,91840
2006#3,66942
2005#3,31746
2004#3,63140
2003#3,47241
2002#3,65436
2001#3,36840
2000#4,07930
1999#3,14841
1998#4,02328
1997#3,36534
1996#3,50532
1995#4,34823
1994#3,70429
1993#3,10837
1992#3,68029
1991#3,20734
1990#3,15635
1989#2,93137
1988#3,16531
1987#2,33245
1986#2,30044
1985#2,80433
1984#2,47038
1983#2,31041
1982#2,53237
1981#2,19546
1980#2,44039
1979#2,79531
1978#1,98748
1977#2,60632
1976#2,09941
1975#2,13640
1974#3,00823
1973#2,34932
1972#2,45129
1971#2,42731
1970#2,93823
1969#1,92742
1968#2,05634
1967#2,03933
1966#2,19129
1965#1,59549
1964#1,66648
1963#1,46458
1962#1,80740
1961#1,66646
1960#1,63747
1959#1,30667
1958#1,52749
1957#1,33263
1956#1,29864
1955#1,17572
1954#1,46547
1953#1,12175
1952#1,01386
1951#813121
1950#842109
1949#729135
1948#700142
1947#654163
1946#629157
1945#600144
1944#561169
1943#534199
1942#522202
1941#507186
1940#477200
1939#466206
1938#403274
1937#537153
1936#578130
1935#528149
1934#510159
1933#516151
1932#504169
1931#492171
1930#503177
1929#510176
1928#549161
1927#539174
1926#578151
1925#625138
1924#604152
1923#559167
1922#596145
1921#576156
1920#520182
1919#593141
1918#602140
1917#550149
1916#679101
1915#632108
1914#562100
1913#60673
1912#63261
1911#73335
1910#62046
1909#69133
1908#60239
1907#63734
1906#77622
1905#60933
1904#60032
1903#78919
1902#68824
1901#1,06710
1900#74224
1899#72819
1898#84016
1897#68121
1896#75418
1895#93212
1894#85013
1893#1,0239
1892#1,2786
1891#79612
1890#66716
1889—
1888#83710
1887—
1886#1,1085
1885#7459
1884—
1883—
1882—
1881—
1880#8365
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Rosalee was already there! It came in at #836, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1884, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Rosalee is popular in 1938

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalee, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalee, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalee, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalee, so not publishedNHWashington: #236 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,825 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalee, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalee, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalee, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalee, so not publishedMNIllinois: #370 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,943 girlsILWisconsin: #337 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,775 girlsWIMichigan: #328 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,843 girlsMINew York: #496 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 8,555 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalee, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalee, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalee, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalee, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalee, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalee, so not publishedSDIowa: #171 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,261 girlsIAIndiana: #181 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,372 girlsINOhio: #259 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,688 girlsOHPennsylvania: #432 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 6,760 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalee, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalee, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #368 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,180 girlsCAUtah: #192 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 797 girlsUTColorado: #208 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,111 girlsCONebraska: #173 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,129 girlsNEMissouri: #279 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,439 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalee, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #250 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,731 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalee, so not publishedVAMaryland: #191 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,244 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalee, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalee, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalee, so not publishedNMKansas: #268 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,050 girlsKSArkansas: #428 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,742 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalee, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalee, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #243 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,577 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalee, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #335 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,259 girlsOKLouisiana: #428 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,703 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalee, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalee, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalee, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalee, so not publishedHITexas: #568 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 5,246 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Rosalee, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Iowa#171 · 1 in 1,261
  2. Nebraska#173 · 1 in 1,129
  3. Indiana#181 · 1 in 1,372
  4. Maryland#191 · 1 in 1,244
  5. Utah#192 · 1 in 797

Best ever in a state: #136 in Maryland, 1929.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Iowa#171151 in 1,261
Nebraska#17381 in 1,129
Indiana#181191 in 1,372
Maryland#191101 in 1,244
Utah#19261 in 797
Colorado#20881 in 1,111
Washington#23661 in 1,825
South Carolina#243131 in 1,577
West Virginia#250111 in 1,731
Ohio#259191 in 2,688
Kansas#26861 in 2,050
Missouri#279111 in 2,439
Michigan#328111 in 3,843
Oklahoma#33591 in 2,259
Wisconsin#33751 in 4,775
California#368141 in 3,180
Illinois#370141 in 3,943
Arkansas#42851 in 3,742
Louisiana#42861 in 3,703
Pennsylvania#432111 in 6,760
New York#496101 in 8,555
Texas#568111 in 5,246
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Rosalee
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 2 spots since 2024 (#952 → #954)
  • 167 spots since 2020 (#787 → #954)
  • 167 spots since 2015 (#1,121 → #954)
  • Biggest jump: 379 spots in 1902 (#1,067 → #688)
  • Biggest drop: 482 spots in 1892 (#796 → #1,278)
Rise & fade · girls
58 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1938 at #403 (274 births)
  • Births halved by 1949, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 69 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 69 yrs · run 1902–1951
Share of babies · girls
1 in 4,027
  • Highest: 1 in 4,027 girls born in 1938 were named Rosalee (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 5,953 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 16.1% of all girls named Rosalee (2,080) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s29#745 (1885)#882
1890s142#667 (1890)#855
1900s270#600 (1904)#720
1910s954#550 (1917)#621
1920s1,602#510 (1929)#566
1930s1,739#403 (1938)#504
1940s1,697#477 (1940)#591
1950s753#813 (1951)#1,189
1960s426#1,464 (1963)#1,805
1970s330#1,987 (1978)#2,480
1980s391#2,195 (1981)#2,548
1990s322#3,108 (1993)#3,524
2000s412#2,940 (2009)#3,614
2010s2,080#843 (2018)#1,289
2020s1,753#787 (2020)#919

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Rosalee in 1938

girls
#403
274 births · 1 in 4,027 girls

Top girls' names in 1938

  1. #1Mary56,225
  2. #2Barbara39,277
  3. #3Patricia27,560
  4. #4Betty25,506
  5. #5Shirley23,766
  6. #6Carol19,421
  7. #7Nancy18,951
  8. #8Dorothy16,358
  9. #9Margaret15,330
  10. #10Joan14,303
  11. #403Rosalee274
More about 1938

girls

1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 4,027 of them was named Rosalee, which outranked 91.9% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rosalee
  1. #400Carlene277
  2. #400Eddie277
  3. #402James275
  4. #403Rosalee274
  5. #403Elvira274
  6. #403May274
  7. #406Terry273
  8. #407Guadalupe269
  9. #407Jan269

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1937
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,209Danielle#2,940 → #731
  2. ↑ 833Lorelei#1,451 → #618
  3. ↑ 623Helaine#1,493 → #870
  4. ↑ 399Janine#1,330 → #931
  5. ↑ 392Imelda#1,282 → #890
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,261Noreta#964 → #2,225
  2. ↓ 513Norita#532 → #1,045
  3. ↓ 432Noretta#856 → #1,288
  4. ↓ 366Ferne#950 → #1,316
  5. ↓ 327Verdell#904 → #1,231

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1938 →